Arts Activities Support
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Theatre Unbound, Inc. AKA Theatre Unbound
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
September 2012
End Date
May 2013
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Project Overview
Arts Activities Support
Project Details
Funding to present the world premiere of Carol Critchley’s girl group, a comedy with music about an up-and-coming girl rock band in the 1960s. Performances will take place at the Lowry Lab Theater in April 2013.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Julie Andersen: Executive Director of Eagan Art House; Jill Anfang: Program Director at Roseville Parks and Recreation; Melissa Brechon: retired Carver County Libraries Director; Bethany Brunsell: music teacher and performer; Kathy Busch: realtor, Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Paul Creager: Saint Paul Public Schools Administrator, Square Lake Film Festival Director; Erika Eklund: HGA Architects; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Independent School District 112 Community Education; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake Savage Community Education; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Margaret Rog: consultant, grant writer; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka: Children's Theatre Company Development Officer; Beth Starbuck: vocal performer; Dameun Strange: composer, performer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
John Megas: artist, youth programming, disabilities specialist; Janice Johnson: audience development, marketing, organizational development, multidisciplinary, visual arts, music; Scott Chamberlain: administration, music; Wanda Borman: administration, community art; Sivanuja Balaji: artist, youth programming, dance; Lana Barkawi: administration, literature; Sara Udvig: artist, visual arts; Kristen Cooper: fundraising, administration, finances, design arts, visual arts, music.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Project Details: 2013 Fiscal Year
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language
ACHF Arts Access
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$5,475
Direct expenses
$15,475
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
Present an entertaining and thought-provoking production to 500 audience members that evokes the 1960s while raising questions that are still relevant today.Online survey of participating artists; post-mortem discussions with company members; audience survey.
Measurable Outcome(s)
Critics notes success at evoking the 1960s; less successful at raising questions that remain relevant today; reached nearly 600 audience members, exceeding goals by 100.
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Recipient Board Members
Anne Bertram, Barbara Davis, Christine DeRose, JoAnn Fernandez, Liz Johnson, Erica Lindquist, Stacey Poirer, Pamela Schurman, Jeanne Souldern, Nanette L Stearns, Lisa Stitzel, Gloria WahrenBrock
Project Manager
First Name
Anne
Last Name
Bertram
Organization Name
Theatre Unbound, Inc. AKA Theatre Unbound
Street Address
PO Box 6134
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55406-0134
Phone
(612) 721-1186
Email
info@theatreunbound.com
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